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westerly

1

[wes-ter-lee]

adjective

  1. moving, directed, or situated toward the west.

    the westerly end of the field.

  2. (especially of a wind) coming from the west.

    a westerly gale.



adverb

  1. toward the west.

    to escape westerly.

  2. from the west.

    a sharp wind blowing westerly.

noun

plural

westerlies 
  1. a wind that blows from the west.

    an occasional westerly that pommeled the island.

  2. (used with a plural verb)westerlies, any semipermanent belt of westerly winds, especially those that prevail at latitudes lying between the tropical and polar regions of the earth.

Westerly

2

[wes-ter-lee]

noun

  1. a town in SW Rhode Island.

westerly

/ ˈɛəɪ /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or situated in the west

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adverb

  1. towards or in the direction of the west

  2. (esp of the wind) from the west

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a wind blowing from the west

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

westerly

  1. A wind, especially a prevailing wind, that blows from the west. The prevailing winds in the middle latitudes are westerlies.

  2. See illustration at wind

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • westerliness noun
  • ˈɱٱԱ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of westerly1

1570–80; west + -erly, as in easterly
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The showers are being blown in on a brisk westerly wind.

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"There will be frequent showers on Saturday and Sunday with hail and thunder, along with a spell of blustery westerly winds."

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“The irony is this notion that the dust is going to be mitigated and it won’t travel and disperse,” Gund, 52, said as a westerly breeze picked up.

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No sustained heat next week due to predominantly westerly winds.

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This weather set-up would once again bring milder westerly winds from the Atlantic and so a reduced chance of colder spells.

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